By; MOHAMMED KAWU, Bauchi
Security operatives in Bauchi State have arrested two suspected cultists, Ezekiel Obot aged 22 years of Sabon Tasha in Kaduna State and Mathew Toma (23) of Jos in Plateau State.
The police in Bauchi said that based upon credible information at its disposal, the suspected cultists were gathering around Licking Fingers Joint, in Gwallameji area of Bauchi metropolis.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Bauchi, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil said that in a bid to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the area, a team of detectives were drafted to the scene and succeeded in arresting the two suspects.
“During a thorough search of the area, a black bag containing locally-made pistol with three cartridges were recovered, as investigation is discretely ongoing to explore all the intricacies connected with the suspects in the case.
The Command has in a related development, arrested four suspects for an act of conspiracy and vandalism on an electricity transformer.
The suspects, according to the PPRO, were arrested while taping gas from an electricity transformer situated at Dunga Sabo area of Tafawa Balewa LGA of Bauchi state.
SP Ahmed Wakil explained that the suspects took advantage of the faulty transformer to perpetrate their act when they were apprehended alongside four empty 25ltrs jerry cans, one rubber tapping pipe wrench.
